The ranking leaders on the index of repeat purchases are Mercedes Benz (66%), Volvo (59%) and Volkswagen (55%), and the clear outsider – is Daewoo (8%). The Top-five of leaders also includes Toyota (51%) and BMW (48%).

Ford Mondeo sedan has received a technological upgrade aimed at the safety improving of the car and improving of the intelligent driver assistance systems. People can order updated Ford Mondeo at all official Ford dealers in Russia.

Researches

AUTOSTAT analytic agency publishes marketing researches as the automotive market is analyzed. “Automotive market. Results, trends, forecasts” is published twice a year – at the beginning of the years and as a result of the half year. Reports concerning new and used car parc, regional markets are updated with different periodicity. Subjects of the reports include localization of car production in Russia, LCV parc structure and forecasts and others.

Marketing reports are prepared with an office research method. The major information sources are data of State Customs Committee, GIBDD, as well as our own database and the information obtained from the market players directly. All data, presented in the report is clearly organized and complied in tables. Each subject is traditionally illustrated with graphs and diagrams.

SupplierBusiness’ "Supplying PSA" analyses the carmaker’s procurement strategy including its vertical integration, supplier selection criteria and biases, together with a host of aspects defining the current and potential evolution of the relationship between the French OEM and its increasingly international supply base.

One year after the emergence from the automotive industry’s largest bankruptcy, GM’s focus is now being directed towards capitalising an industry that is on the road to recovery. The carmaker, which plans to go public over the next few months, can boast of radical improvements in coping with many of the most challenging issues it has faced over the last few years; capacity reduction, labour costs, incentive-fuelled sales, a galaxy of under-resourced brands, and unconvincing products are being addressed in both the US and Europe – the markets where GM has a more established presence. All BRIC countries see GM well-positioned to grasp its share of growth, although to a varying extent.

This report was preceded by a long research of the market of components and analytic work, carried out by the analytical agency “AUTOSTAT”. In the report there is general picture of the automotive market, detailed calculation of the market capacity of auto components and characteristic of companies - participants of the market. The calculation included over one hundred positions of spare parts and engineering maintenance materials.

The new Bus & Coach Report looks at the current state of the industry along with global emissions legislation and bus rapid transit systems. The report examines key areas of development in technology such as Powertrain Development, Hybrid Powertrains, Electric Hybrid Buses, Advanced Battery Technology, Supercapacitors and Ultracapacitors, Flywheel based hybrid, Electric Motors, Fuel Cells and the Use of Hydrogen, Alternative Fuels, Transmission Development, Chassis Design, Vehicle Body Developments and Information Technology.

While Renault’s aggressive electrification plans have raised much attention in the industry for their ambition and its still unclear prospect due to the early adoption of electric vehicles without intermediate hybridisation steps, the French carmaker is attempting to weather the aftermath of 2009, a year which was marked by a significant drop in deliveries and swinging to a €3.7bn loss. The prospect of shrinking total industry volumes by 10% in 2010 leave the carmaker little space to manoeuvre in terms of investments and all potential savings have to be pursued at all levels with a shrewd management of R&D and capital expenditures.

A compelling product line-up, a renewed focus on its core brand and the misfortunes of its main competitors have surely helped Ford, the only carmaker not to request US government financial support, to weather the gloomy business environment which saw the bankruptcies of its cross-town rivals.

The Earthmoving Equipment report will help OEMs, component manufacturers, suppliers, market analysts, research institutions, as well as investment and management consultants, understand the changes underway in the earthmoving equipment industry.